The North American X-15 was an experimental Air Force and NASA Hypersonic Rocket powered aircraft that was used to ...

Still the fastest airplane ever flown, the North American X-15 earned its title 40 years ago, when on October 3, 1967 Air Force Major William “Pete” Knight flew the rocket-powered aircraft to ...

The fastest piloted aircraft ever flown, the North American X-15 will be displayed in one of the new galleries at the National Air and Space Museum. Our first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903 came ...